Reinforcing-strip for button-flies.



@ATENT FFICE@ FRANK BLTCE'EQRD, OF BBOONE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSGICR T0' WBI'GT IIANUEAQTURNG CGMFANY, GF LATRENGE, MASSAGHUSETS, A COBPEIA- SETTE.

Specieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1d, Application filed February 19, 191e.v Serial No. 819,704.

n crisi are here shown) of any suitable which, Without involving undesirabie onli; or thickness of thel completed. strip, possesses a sutricientv degree ci Fibers of linen, cotton, ci

des, and residen.:J i

T it and cerl strength, im: in ieinl material assembledto forni a thread-like i strand they be employed, or the strand they be made of copper or other wire. The

or" Brookline7 in toe State of Massschc tain new and use forcing-Strips for the following i This invent forcing the il i a button shoe are formed7 the object oi the reinforcement beng to strengthen the edge n of the at the outer ends oi' the button or strands, When the reinforcing material is holes and prevent said edge from being torn fibrous. The threads 13a are interengaged by the strain exerted on it bij the buttons en with each other and with the reinfong gaged with the' button holes. strand or strands, preferably by ineens of a The object of the invention is to provide e suitable braiding machine adapted to conreinforcing strip having the requisite tensile Vert the threads 13a into a tiet .braided abstrengtli and adapted to be stitched to the vic and engage them with the reinforcing 'ton hole ily and inter- `troncs as indicated `by l, the threads inner side ct :i but i posed between the Ai-y en@ its lining end to ending in zig-zag fashion es usuel' 1n fabrics, while the reinforcnig *Z3 l composed of fibrous threads l@ other suitable material, the threads 13a being contorni, accurately to contour of the braided outer et the without addingv apprestrands i2 extend troni end to end 'ci the ably to the thickness and stiffness of the Completed iebric Without lateral deyietion. ily Y The reinforcing strands are at one edge .portion of the completed strip so that the greater part ofthe att-aching portion is at one side of the reinforcing portion Iend is adapted to overlap the partv of the dy in which the outer ends of the button holes are formed. The cutter which forms thebutton holes may therefore form notches 4in the inner edge of the attaching portion and when the button holes are reinforced by tee usual stitches the r in't'orcing stitches the outer ends o the 'button holes attach the margins of said notches to e The rip attaching stitches u, preferably engage the outer portion of the strip and may be formed between the Strands l2 when tire are employed, as shown by Fig. 3.A

he invention consists in a reinforcing strip-characterized as hereinafter described. Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this s eciiicatiorr: Figure l represents an enlarged side View of a portion cfa reinforcing strip embodying my invention; Fig. 2 represents o View of the inner side of ortion a button hoisreiniforced by tl 5v lining being@ torni, braiding rnacnime.y

indeterminate l ii adapted to be cut up into pie e The chief function of the attaching por ed to' reinforce a single button ti is,las its name implies, to receive the stitches' @which attach the reinforcin strip being adapted to be secu Sin tion to the iiy, and its Width need of stitches@ to 'he body or outer portion of iiy, and to be interposed between seid portion and the lining or inner portion c, the outer edge of which is usually secured toVA the outer edge of the portion b by e line 'of stitchesd. The button holes e are -formed as usual in the parts of the iy.

rlhe reinforcing strip of my' invention comprises ayreinforcing portion composed of one or' more longitudinal strands i2 (two oi' forcing strip as a -Whole to be conveniently manipulated and applied to the fly, hence a relatively narrow strip. which is flexible in alldirections maybe employed. The reinforcing strip constructed es describedmay be made so thin and flexible thatitspresence in a iiy does-not objectionably increase either ,the thickness or vthe stiiness of the fly.

oi' cotton or finer or thinner than the reinforcing strandv greater than is required to enable ,the reinn i strip also comprises an attechir'e por-tion. i3

Sill

longitudinal button holes, and composed of one or more v the outer ends of the button holes.

Having described my invention, I claim.

1. As an article of manufacture, a thin, Hexible elongated reinforcing strip, comprising a reinforcing portion adapted to con- Yform to a button hole Hy between the outer margin thereof and the outer ends of the button holes, and composed of one or more strands, anda textile attaching portion composed of threads interengaged with each other and with the strand or strands of the reinforcing portion and adapted to receive attaching stitches, the longitudinal strand or strands having greater tensile strength than the threads of theattaching portion.

s an article of manufacture, a thin, Hei/Cible elongated lreinforcing strip, com prising a reinforcing portion adapted to c'onform' to a button hole Hy between the outer margin thereof and the outer ends of the longitudinal strands, and a textile attaching' portion composed of threads inter-engaged with each other and with the strand or strands of the reinforcing portion and adapted to receive attaching stitches, the longitudinal strand or strands having greater -tensile strength than the threads of the attaching portion, said reinforcing portion be- -ing located at one edge of the strip, while the attaching portion constitutes the greater part of the width of the strip and forms a lip adapted to overlap the outer ends ofthe button holes and to be attached at intervals to the Hy by the stitches which reinforce 3'. As an article of manufacture, a thin, flexible elongated reinforcing stri cmprising a reinforcingportion adapte to conform to a button hole Hy between the outer margin thereof and the outer ends of the button holes, and composed of one or more strands extending without lateral deviation lengthwise of the strip, and a textile attaching portion composed of braided threads extending ina zig-zag direction, and en'gag- -ing the longitudinal strand or strands, theV Vbutton holes and a thin, flexible elongated strip attached to the Hy by stitches extending betweenv the edge of the Hy and the outer ends cf the button holes, said strip including a reinforcing portion composed of one or more elongated, flexible, attenuated strands extending parallel with the edge of the Hy outside the outer ends of the button holes, and a textile attaching ortionI engaging the attaching stitches an composed of threads inter-engaged with each other and with the strand or strands of the reinforcing portion.

5. A button hole Hy having a series of button holes reinforced by the usual stitches, and a thin, flexible elongated strip attached to the Hy by stitches extending between the edge of the Hy and the outer ends of the button holes, said strip including a reinforcing portion composed of one or more elongated, flexible, attenuated strands extending y parallel. with the edge of the Hy outside the outer ends of the button holes, and a textile portion engaging the attaching stitches and composed of threads inter-engaged witheach other and with the strand or strands of the reinforcing portion and forming a lip the continuity of the inner edge'of which is interrupted by notches coinciding with the outer ends of the button holes, the margins of said notches being secured to the Hy by the usual reinforcing stitches at the Outer ends of the' button holes.

In testimonyfwhereof I have aflixed my signature, in presence of'two witnesses. I FRANK BLATCHF ORD. Witnesses:

F RED H. EA'roN, y MILLIoENr A. BARDSLEY. 

